GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| polity | political organization |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |